Part of The Sahiwal Road which connects outskirts of Rabwah (Chanian) to the town centre had been under construction for a few years now but due to the lack of attention and funding by the local establishment the project had remained dormant. The construction got back on track in the last few months and was completed this week but it’s still yet unknown how much this piece of road which is barely a Kilometre long and less than 10 ft …
Remnants of a 4th century AD Buddhist stupa and monastery have been found on the foothills of Rabwah in area once knows as ‘Punj Peer’. The discovery was made by Chiniot based a local NGO called Lok Baithak. The remains which include graves, walls of rooms, animal bones, pottery and meditation cells built out of stones and terracotta bricks are spread over an area of nine acres. According to archaeologists these may be the remains of the lost OJAN or …
Jattwala, District Lodhran: Ahmadiyya community in Jattwala, district Lodhran intended to build a place for their worship. Ali Hasan, a member of Lashkr-e-Taiba (a religious outfit banned for its terrorist activities), filed an application in the District Superintendent Police Office to stop its construction. The SHO came to the site on the order of his superiors and ordered a stop to the construction and told both the parties to report to him in the police station the next day. There, …
As 14th august comes close people in Rabwah, Pakistan prepare to celebrate Pakistan’s 64th Independence Day. Flags, ticker tapes and badges have been on sale for weeks now but as the big day draws near tradesmen have seen an increase in sales. The local hospital and the town’s central mosque “The Aqsa Mosque” has also been lit up to commemorate the occasion but the Government seems to be oblivious of the occasion as the local administration offices still remain plunged …
Prayers were said today for the victims of the riots in England. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community gathered in mosques across Britain and remembered the victims who had suffered at the hands of looters and rioters. Rafiq Hayat, National President Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK, said: “We condemn the wanton acts of violence and looting that London and other cities have witnessed. Our community has been in Britain through two world wars and the sight of violence by one section …
Last night President Obama hosted the annual White House Iftar Dinner honouring contributions made by American Muslims, President Obama also honoured the victims of 9/11 attacks as the tenth anniversary of the attacks approaches. He said “We must be the America they lived for, and the America they died for.” The audience consisted of Muslim Leaders, members of congress, activists as well as leaders of other faiths.
Last two week’s monsoon rains have brought havoc to the streets of Rabwah, the lack of proper sanitation system had the water overflowing drains and onto the streets. Many of the key roads including College Road and Sahiwal Road still remain days after the torrential rain, while many low lying streets of areas like Dar ul Aloom, Dar ul Nasar and Dar ul Rehmat seem to have completely disappeared and all you can see is pools of water and the …
Adding insult to injury, prosecutors at the Serang District Court on Tuesday recommended nine months in jail for an Ahmadi man critically injured in the deadly attack on members of the community in Cikeusik, Banten. Prosecutors last month recommended prison sentences of between five months and seven months for 12 men accused of participating in the attack, from provoking violence to assault leading to death or injuries. Last week, the court handed down sentences of only between three months and …
America celebrates its Independence Day on July 4th while Pakistan celebrates its Independence Day on August 14th. This nearness of the Independence Days of America and Pakistan is the only thing that can be said to define the relationship of the U.S. to Pakistan as “close.” In all other respects, we are as far apart as night and day. America deserves due credit because its Constitution and amendments grant its citizens rights and freedoms and the means to secure and …
On July 11, another Ahmadi Muslim was martyred in Nawab Shah, Sindh. The killer shouted the Khatam-e-Nabawwat slogan as he shot Malik Mabroor Ahmad pointblank. This happened amidst a huge crowd and no one except the deceased’s brother chased the attacker. Malik Mabroor’s family has a long history of persecution; his late father was imprisonment in the late 80’s under Ziaul Haq’s blasphemy laws, one brother was beaten and tortured and their properties have been usurped and looted. However, this …